Rustico in Siris
Tipica casa campidanese completamente da ristrutturare. 2 camere da letto 1cucina 1 locale con caminetto e due ulteriori camere da letto sul primo piano . All' esterno cortile con antico forno a legna in argilla. L' immobile necessita di un restauro totale. Trattativa previa visione immobile.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €20,000 for 120 sqm, the asking price is just €167/sqm, well below the local baseline of €512/sqm, but the description clearly says 'completamente da ristrutturare' and 'restauro totale', implying about €1,100/sqm renovation. That brings the effective cost to roughly €1,267/sqm, so despite the cheap entry price this is only a fair deal unless you want a full restoration project.
More on the house and the area
There is some authentic Sardinian farmhouse character here, especially the old courtyard, stone walls and clay wood-fired oven. But the photos show a deeply worn, semi-stripped house rather than a usable home, with rough interiors and significant repair needs throughout. At €20k it has project appeal, not dream-home wow in its current state.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€48,000 – €70,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Total renovation required
- Interiors appear stripped and partly derelict
- Outdoor areas and walls need major repair
- Livability is not realistic without substantial works
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 68/100The cluster is on the eastern side of Monte Arci, the volcanic massif that dominates this part of inland Oristano. Monte Arci lies within about 15 km and is known for wooded slopes and large obsidian outcrops that were exploited in prehistory. The area is also tied to the Alta Marmilla hills, with olive groves and mixed agricultural land around the villages. Ales is the nearest small town of note and has basic services and a cathedral. Oristano is the nearest larger town for broader services, but it is outside the immediate landscape. This part of Sardinia is known for obsidian, cork oak and olive oil.